The moving mind looks for happiness in getting and experien… - Shantananda Saraswati

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The moving mind looks for happiness in getting and experiencing things. These do not suffice, for, when the mind has one thing it immediately rushes after another. The still mind finds happiness in everything.

Shantananda Saraswati

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Shantananda Saraswati (16th July 1913 - 1997) Indian spiritual teacher, Shankaracharya of the Jyotir Math monastery from 1953 to 1980, he was a disciple of Brahmananda Saraswati and succeeded him as Shankaracharya.

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